diff --git a/jannovar-core/pom.xml b/jannovar-core/pom.xml
index 8a5ed9a616..7c6a0ea0d5 100644
--- a/jannovar-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jannovar-core/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy-dependencies</id>
diff --git a/jannovar-hgvs/pom.xml b/jannovar-hgvs/pom.xml
index 858b0d56d5..0a239dd26c 100644
--- a/jannovar-hgvs/pom.xml
+++ b/jannovar-hgvs/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy-dependencies</id>
diff --git a/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml b/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
index 2255ab5938..688c76a293 100644
--- a/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
+++ b/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>copy-dependencies</id>